The BMW, which also has a 2-litre four-cylinder engine, musters 302bhp, while the third car of our gathering, a metallic Cosmos Black Mercedes-AMG A35 ... turns to a greeny-grey blur.

It’s hard to say exactly why this is – at 1480kg the A35 certainly isn’t a light car, but perhaps it’s because by its own admission AMG has mapped the engine to maintain power at high revs ...

The Mercedes-AMG A35 sedan is a genuinely fun small car ... Five paint colours are available; Arctic White is no cost, while Shadow Black, Volcanic Grey, Moonlit Silver and Aquatic Green attract an ...

The Mercedes-AMG A35 sedan is a genuinely fun small car ... There’s a little too much grey plastic inside, and hard plastics aren’t difficult to spot, but the City presents well, on the whole. This is ...